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'''Shoja Azari''' is an Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker based in New York City,<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2013/dec/09/fake-idyllic-life-shoja-azari-review|title=FAKE: Idyllic Life by Shoja Azari - review &#124; World news &#124; theguardian.com|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref> known for [[Women Without Men (2009 film)]] (2009), Windows (2006) and [[K (2002 film)]] (2002) based on 3 of [[Franz Kafka]]'s short stories ("The Married Couple," "[[In the Penal Colony]]" and "A Fratricide").
'''Shoja Azari''' ({{langx|fa| شجاع آذری}}) is an Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker based in [[New York City]].<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2013/dec/09/fake-idyllic-life-shoja-azari-review|title=FAKE: Idyllic Life by Shoja Azari - review|date=9 December 2013|website=The Guardian News|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref> He is known for his films and multimedia installations.


==Early life and education==
Azari was born in Shiraz, Iran, trained as a filmmaker in New York in the 1970s before returning to Iran for the Revolution in 1979.<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/shoja-azari_n_4312369.html|title=Artist Uses YouTube And 19th Century Orientalist Painting To Explore Views Of The Middle East|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref> He then permanently returned to the U.S., where he later became artistic and romantic partners with iconic photographer [[Shirin Neshat]]. Mr. Azari’s film and multimedia installations have been increasingly showcased in galleries and museums around the world.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/arts/design/23azari.html?pagewanted=all|title=The New York Times|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref>
Azari was born in [[Shiraz]], Iran.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanaz|first=Sanaz Khalaj-Santos|date=24 January 2011|title=Undaunted Art: Interview with Iranian Artist, Shoja Azari|url=https://www.persianesquemagazine.com/2011/01/24/undaunted-art-interview-with-iranian-artist-shoja-azari/|access-date=2 February 2022|website=Persianesque Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> Azari trained as a filmmaker in New York in the 1970s before returning to Iran during the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979.<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/shoja-azari_n_4312369.html|title=Artist Uses YouTube And 19th Century Orientalist Painting To Explore Views of the Middle East|date=21 November 2013|publisher=huffingtonpost.com|accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref> He then permanently returned to the U.S. In 1997, he first met artist [[Shirin Neshat]] when she was assembling a team to create her first video, “Turbulent”.<ref name=":0" /> Azari and Neshat became artistic and romantic partners.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/arts/design/23azari.html|title=Shoja Azari Puts New Faces on Islamic History|last=Kino|first=Carol|date=19 May 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 May 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He is divorced and has one son, Johnny B. Azari, a musician.<ref name=":0" />

==Film==
Azari is known for films such as ''[[Women Without Men (2009 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (2009), ''Windows'' (2006), and ''[[K (2002 film)|K]]'' (2002). These were based on three of [[Franz Kafka]]'s short stories: "The Married Couple", "[[In the Penal Colony]]", and "A Fratricide", respectively.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} He co-directed with Neshat the film ''[[Land of Dreams (2021 film)|Land of Dreams]]'' (2021), which won the Golden Peacock Award at the [[52nd International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shemin|first=Joy|date=11 November 2021|title=Three Indian films in IFFI's international competition section|work=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

==Multimedia installations and art==
According to Carol Kino of ''[[The New York Times]]'', Azari's "multimedia installations have been increasingly showcased in galleries and museums around the world."<ref name=":0" /> His first solo exhibition in New York occurred in 2010 at the Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery.<ref name=":0" /> His video installation work, ''Idyllic Life'' (2012), was part of the exhibition ''In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art'' (2018) at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Review {{!}} Can art help us understand Iran? A new LACMA exhibit misses the mark.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/a-chance-to-get-to-know-iran-through-its-dazzling-art-is-fluffed/2018/06/15/3f5c801e-6b4d-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html|access-date=2 February 2022|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name="theguardian" />

==See also==
* [[Iranian modern and contemporary art]]
* [[List of Iranian Americans]]
* [[List of Iranian artists]]


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.leilahellergallery.com/artists/shoja-azari Shoja Azari] at the Leila Heller Gallery
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 9 November 2024

Shoja Azari
شجاع آذری
close-up of Shoja Azari wearing a black jacket, appearing to speak into a handheld microphone, looking right of camera
Azari in 2009
Born (1957-09-18) 18 September 1957 (age 67)[citation needed]
Shiraz, Iran
Occupations
  • Artist
  • filmmaker
  • photographer

Shoja Azari (Persian: شجاع آذری) is an Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker based in New York City.[1] He is known for his films and multimedia installations.

Early life and education

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Azari was born in Shiraz, Iran.[2] Azari trained as a filmmaker in New York in the 1970s before returning to Iran during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.[3] He then permanently returned to the U.S. In 1997, he first met artist Shirin Neshat when she was assembling a team to create her first video, “Turbulent”.[4] Azari and Neshat became artistic and romantic partners.[4] He is divorced and has one son, Johnny B. Azari, a musician.[4]

Film

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Azari is known for films such as Women Without Men (2009), Windows (2006), and K (2002). These were based on three of Franz Kafka's short stories: "The Married Couple", "In the Penal Colony", and "A Fratricide", respectively.[citation needed] He co-directed with Neshat the film Land of Dreams (2021), which won the Golden Peacock Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India.[5]

Multimedia installations and art

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According to Carol Kino of The New York Times, Azari's "multimedia installations have been increasingly showcased in galleries and museums around the world."[4] His first solo exhibition in New York occurred in 2010 at the Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery.[4] His video installation work, Idyllic Life (2012), was part of the exhibition In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art (2018) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[6][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FAKE: Idyllic Life by Shoja Azari - review". The Guardian News. theguardian.com. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ^ Sanaz, Sanaz Khalaj-Santos (24 January 2011). "Undaunted Art: Interview with Iranian Artist, Shoja Azari". Persianesque Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Artist Uses YouTube And 19th Century Orientalist Painting To Explore Views of the Middle East". huffingtonpost.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e Kino, Carol (19 May 2010). "Shoja Azari Puts New Faces on Islamic History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ^ Shemin, Joy (11 November 2021). "Three Indian films in IFFI's international competition section". Deccan Herald.
  6. ^ "Review | Can art help us understand Iran? A new LACMA exhibit misses the mark". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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